Oil-stove



C. H. HALT.

OIL-STOVE. APPLICATION mso AUG-2, l9l9.

1,364,631 Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. HALE, OF NEW HAVEN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 NON-EXPLOSIVEAPPLIANCE COMPANY, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION.

Gilli-STOVE.

Application filed August 2,

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. HALT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New Haven, county of Allen, and State of Indiana. haveinvented certain new and useful Oil-Stoves; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer tolike parts.

The object of this invention is to improve the safety and the operationof gasolene stoves.

One feature of the invention consists in a construction of the gasolenetank and supply pipe to the burners so that the gasolene tank can befilled while the stove is burning without any danger.

Another feature of the invention consists in providing beneath eachburner a receptacle for catching the gasolene which overflows from aburner while the fire is being started and conveying the overflowedgasolene away to a tank from which it can be removed and afterward used.

The full nature of this invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawing and the following description and claims.

The drawing shows a front elevation of the stove, with a part brokenaway and a part in dotted lines.

There is shown herein a gasolene stove 10 with burners 11, supply pipe12 and a tank 13. A tube 14 leads from the supply pipe 12 up to eachburner. There is a shut off valve 15 and a regulating valve 115 in saidtube between the supply pipe and the burner. With this construction thegasolene always stands in the tubes 14. as high as the valve 15, and,therefore, constitutes a liquid seal between the burners and the tank 13which prevents the possibility of gas accumulating in the pipe or tank,whereby an explosion might arise.

The tank 13 has a goose neck inlet 17 for filling the same. As shown, itextends downward and then upward with the upper discharge end below theinlet end and the top of the tank. Gasolene always stands in pipe 17, asshown. and constitutes a liquid seal. There is in the top of the tank anair vent which consists of a raised cap member 25 which incloses andtightly clamps a cork insert 26. The cap 25 is provided with pinSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

1919. Serial No. 314,811.

holes but there is no special opening through I the cork. Air may bedrawn in through the pin holes and filtered through the cork to fill thespace in the tank not occupied by the gasolene, as the gasolene lowerstherein, and also cap 25 will relieve the tank of any excess air or gaspressure therein. The pipe 17 is closed by a removable screw cap or thelike 27.

Under each burner a funnel 20 is mounted so as to receive all theoverflow gasolene coming from said burners which may not be consumed andthe gasolene received by the funnel 20 passes through a short tube 21into a drain pipe 22 that discharges into a drain tank 23. The gasolenecan be removed from that tank and putinto tank 13 when desired.

The tank 23 has an air vent in the top thereof closed by a perforatedcap 28 with a cork insert therein the same as is provided for the tank13 and for the same purpose, namely, to permit thepassage of air or gasand prevent any opportunity for fire or flame to enter the tank andcause an explo sion.

In starting this gasolene stove, shut off valve 15 and regulating valve115 are opened and, as the gasolene issues at the burner, it is lightedwith a match and left to burn. If there be any overflow gasolene, itwill be received by the funnel 20 and conveyed to the tank 23. When theburner becomes heated the overfiow will cease.

With this construction of gasolene stove the fuel tank can be filledwhile the stove is in use by reason of having the peculiar inlet 17 andthe air vent closure in combination with the pipes 12 and 14, wherebythe gasolene will stand in said pipes up to valve 15. After the match istouched to the gasolene for starting, no further attention need be givenfor the purpose of starting the fire. This makes the stove safe andremoves the cause of explosions, conflagrations and personal injuries.

The invention claimed is:

1. A gasolene stove including a burner, a gasolene supply tank, a supplypipe leading from said tank and extending horizontally below the burner,a tube leading from said pipe upward to the burner, a regulating valvein said tube, a shut off valve in said tube below the regulating valve,an inlet tube through which the gasolene tank is filled which is formedso as always to retain sufiicient gasolene to seal it and a protectedair vent in the upper part of the tank.

2. A gasolene stove including a burner, means for supplying gasolene tothe burner, a receptacle below said burner for receiving the overflow ofgasolene therefrom, a tank into which the gasolene drains from saidreceptacle, and an air vent in the top of said tank consisting of aperforated cap 10 with a cork insert.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

CHARLES H. HALT.

